National Smile Month

Between 13 May and 13 June 2024, the Oral Health Foundation will be raising awareness of important oral health issues with the theme:

Love Your Smile

Join the nation's biggest oral health campaign and help bring a smile to millions of people.

Find out more Take part

Download our dental buddy resources to use with your children or in the classroom.

For years we have been providing parents, carers, and oral health educators with tools to help inspire our youngsters to take good care of their oral health through our Dental Buddy programme.

Whether it’s kids’ first tooth, or their visit to the dentist, a child’s early experiences of oral health can impact the rest of their life.

That’s why we have created Dental Buddy which provides you with everything you need to teach oral health education at home.

And the best part? It’s absolutely free!

What children will learn with Dental Buddy

The importance of brushing your teeth for two minutes twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.

The role sugar plays in diet and what a balanced diet means.

Why everybody should visit the dentist.

Who should download Dental Buddy

Parents or guardians living with children aged 0-11.

Teachers looking to gather materials for home-schooling.

The free and downloadable resources below are available and are split by age group.

Each pack comes with a lesson plan, worksheet and interactive presentation and covers the importance of a healthy mouth.

The materials are designed to be fun and engaging including the use of charts, quizzes and even experiments.


Fill out this form to download Dental Buddy